US20070249158A1 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

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US20070249158A1
US20070249158A1 US11/808,667 US80866707A US2007249158A1 US 20070249158 A1 US20070249158 A1 US 20070249158A1 US 80866707 A US80866707 A US 80866707A US 2007249158 A1 US2007249158 A1 US 2007249158A1
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Akira Suzuki
Koujiro Kameyama
Mitsuo Umemoto
Kenji Takahashi
Hiroshi Terao
Masataka Hoshino
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  • This invention relates to a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method specifically to a technology to form a via hole in a semiconductor substrate.
  • a CSP Chip Size Package
  • the CSP is a small package having about the same outside dimensions as those of a semiconductor die packaged in it.
  • a BGA type semiconductor device has been known as a type of CSP.
  • a plurality of ball-shaped conductive terminals made of a metal such as solder is arrayed in a grid pattern on one principal surface of a package of the BGA type semiconductor device and is electrically connected with the semiconductor die mounted on the other side of the package.
  • the semiconductor die When the BGA type semiconductor device is mounted on electronic equipment, the semiconductor die is electrically connected with an external circuit on a printed circuit board by bonding the conductive terminals to wiring patterns on the printed circuit board.
  • Such a BGA type semiconductor device has advantages in providing a large number of conductive terminals and in reducing a size over other CSP type semiconductor devices such as an SOP (Small Outline Package) and a QFP (Quad Flat Package), which have lead pins protruding from their sides.
  • the BGA type semiconductor device is used as an image sensor chip for a digital camera incorporated into, for example, a mobile telephone.
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B show the outline structure of a conventional BGA type semiconductor device.
  • FIG. 9A is an oblique perspective figure of a front side of the BGA type semiconductor device.
  • FIG. 9B is an oblique perspective figure of a back side of the BGA type semiconductor device.
  • a semiconductor die 104 is sealed between a first glass substrate 102 and a second glass substrate 103 through epoxy resin layers 105 a and 105 b in the BGA type semiconductor device 101 .
  • a plurality of conductive terminals 106 is arrayed in a grid pattern on a principal surface of the second glass substrate 103 , that is, on a back surface of the BGA type semiconductor device 101 .
  • the conductive terminals 106 are connected to the semiconductor die 104 through a plurality of second wirings 110 .
  • the second wirings 110 are connected with first wirings of aluminum pulled out from inside of the semiconductor die 104 , making each of the conductive terminals 106 electrically connected with the semiconductor die 104 .
  • FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the BGA type semiconductor devices 101 divided along dicing lines into individual dice.
  • a first wiring 107 is provided on an insulation layer 108 on a top surface of the semiconductor die 104 .
  • the semiconductor die 104 is bonded to the first glass substrate 102 with the resin layer 105 a .
  • the back surface of the semiconductor die 104 is bonded to the second glass substrate 103 with the resin layer 105 b.
  • the second wiring 110 extends from the end of the first wiring 107 onto a surface of the second glass substrate 103 .
  • the ball-shaped conductive terminal 106 is formed on the second wiring 110 extended over the second glass substrate 103 .
  • This invention is directed to solve the problems addressed above and offers a semiconductor device with improved reliability and its manufacturing method.
  • the invention provides a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having an insulation layer formed on its front surface, a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer, and a supporting member bonded to the front surface so as to cover the pad electrode.
  • the semiconductor substrate has a via hole extending from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to a surface of the pad electrode. A portion of the via hole that is closer to the front surface than to the back surface is wider than a portion of the via hole that is closer to the back surface than to the front surface.
  • the invention also provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
  • the method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an insulation layer formed on its front surface and a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer, bonding a supporting material to the front surface so as to cover the pad electrode, forming a via hole in the semiconductor substrate from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to expose a surface of the pad electrode.
  • the forming of the via hole includes forming a first portion of the via hole that does not reach the insulation layer and forming below the first portion a second portion of the via hole that is wider than the first portion and reaches the insulation layer.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step of a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 4 .
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a semiconductor device intermediate according to a prior art.
  • FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B are oblique perspective views showing a semiconductor device according to a prior art.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the semiconductor device according to the prior art.
  • FIGS. 1-8 are cross-sectional views showing device intermediates of the semiconductor device applicable to an image sensor.
  • a pad electrode 3 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate 1 through a first insulation layer 2 made of, for example, silicon oxide or silicon nitride, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • a supporting plate 5 made of a glass, or the like is bonded to the semiconductor substrate 1 having the pad electrode 3 through an adhesive layer 4 made of an epoxy resin.
  • a tape-shaped protective material may be bonded to the semiconductor substrate 1 instead of the supporting plate 5 , or a double-faced adhesive tape may be used as a supporting material.
  • a photoresist layer 6 having an opening corresponding to the pad electrode 3 is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 .
  • the semiconductor substrate 1 is dry-etched using the photoresist layer 6 as a mask to form a first opening 7 in the semiconductor substrate 1 extending from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 to the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 , as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the semiconductor substrate 1 made of silicon is etched using an etching gas including SF 6 , O 2 or fluorocarbon such as C 2 F 4 , C 4 F 8 or CHF 3 , or a combination thereof.
  • the first opening 7 is formed to have a larger aperture K 2 in the portion close to the pad electrode 3 than an aperture K 1 in the portion close to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 (K 1 ⁇ K 2 ).
  • the first opening 7 extends laterally at its bottom portion to form a barrel-shape, due to a drift of plasma of the etching gas during the over-etching.
  • the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is removed by etching using the photoresist layer 6 as a mask to expose the pad electrode 3 and form a via hole 8 , as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the first insulation layer 2 is etched using an etching gas including fluorocarbon such as CHF 3 or CF 4 diluted with argon, for example.
  • the aperture K 3 of the opening in the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is formed to have about the same size as the aperture of the via hole 8 at the upper portion, since the photoresist layer 6 and the upper portion of a sidewall of the opening 7 serve as a mask to prevent the etching gas from spreading laterally.
  • the etching may be made without using the photoresist layer 6 as the mask.
  • the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is removed by an etching using the semiconductor substrate 1 as a mask after the photoresist layer 6 is removed.
  • an insulation layer 9 made of silicon oxide or silicon nitride is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 and an inner surface of the via hole 8 as shown in FIG. 4 , a portion of the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 is removed to form a second insulation layer 9 A as shown in FIG. 5 , and a barrier layer 10 is formed over the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 and the inner surface of the via hole 8 , as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the barrier layer 10 is preferably made of titanium nitride (TiN).
  • a refractory metal such as titanium (Ti) or tantalum (Ta), or a chemical compound of the refractory metal such as titanium tungsten (TiW) or tantalum nitride (TaN).
  • the second insulation layer 9 A may be formed by removing the portion of the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 using a photoresist layer (not shown) formed over the semiconductor substrate as a mask. Or it may be formed by etching without using the photoresist layer as the mask.
  • the difference in thickness of the insulation layer 9 over the via hole 8 is utilized in the etching without using the photoresist layer as the mask.
  • FIG. 4 shows the insulation layer 9 of a uniform thickness
  • the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is, in practice, thicker than the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8 .
  • the insulation layer 9 on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is twice as thick as the insulation layer 9 at the bottom of the via hole 9 . Even when the photoresist layer is not formed over the semiconductor substrate 1 , the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 can be completely removed before the insulation layer 9 on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is eliminated, taking advantage of the difference in the thickness.
  • etching characteristics of the insulation layer 9 is taken into account in this embodiment. That is, the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8 is lower than the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 .
  • the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is 1.5 times of the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8 , for example. Therefore, the reliability of the manufacturing process is improved by utilizing both the difference in the thickness of the insulation layer 9 and the etching characteristics of the insulation layer 9 .
  • a seed layer 11 (a Cu layer, or the like) is formed on the barrier layer 10 and a re-distribution layer 12 made of copper (Cu), or the like, is formed on the seed layer 11 by plating, as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the re-distribution layer 12 is electrically connected with the pad electrode 3 and extends over the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 through the via hole 8 .
  • the re-distribution layer 12 may be either patterned or not patterned.
  • a protection layer (not shown) is formed on the re-distribution layer 12 , openings are formed in predetermined locations in the protection layer and ball-shaped terminals 13 contacting the re-distribution layer 12 are formed in the openings.
  • the barrier layer 10 and the seed layer 11 may be formed by MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition). However, it increases the production cost. A directional sputtering such as long-throw sputtering is less expensive than the MOCVD and is capable of improving coverage compared with conventional sputtering. By using the directional sputtering, the barrier layer 10 and the seed layer 11 can be formed with a good coverage even when the via hole has a slope of less than 90 degrees or an aspect ratio of three or higher.
  • MOCVD Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • a BGA type semiconductor device in which the pad electrode 3 and the ball-shaped terminal 13 are electrically connected, is formed as described above.
  • the second insulation layer 9 A, the barrier layer 10 , the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 13 formed on the sidewall of the via hole 8 are strongly adhered to the semiconductor substrate 1 and hardly detached from the semiconductor substrate 1 , because the layers are mechanically engaged with the semiconductor substrate 1 at the extended-aperture portion of the via hole 8 formed by the lateral etching in the lower portion of the opening.
  • the connection between the pad electrode 3 made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 12 made of copper is improved.
  • the extended aperture of the via hole 8 formed above the pad electrode 3 relaxes the stresses generated in the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 12 subsequently formed in the via hole 8 , leading to improved reliability.
  • the second insulation layer 9 A covering a sloped portion (portion A in FIG. 8 ) at the bottom of the via hole may become extremely thin, or disconnected, during the etching to remove the insulation layer at the bottom of the via hole, leading to the decline in insulation at the portion. There is no such removal of the insulation layer and resulting insulation failure in the via hole according to this invention.
  • connection between the pad electrode on the semiconductor die and the conductive terminal is made through the via hole, the disconnection and the decline in step coverage of the connection are prevented. Thus a highly reliable BGA type semiconductor device is made available.
  • the re-distribution layer 12 is not necessarily made by plating as described in the embodiment.
  • the re-distribution layer 12 may also be made, for example, without forming the seed layer 11 by a method other than the plating. It may be made by sputtering of, for example, aluminum or aluminum alloy.
  • This embodiment is not limited to the semiconductor device in which the ball-shaped terminals 13 are formed as described above.
  • the embodiment may also be applied to a semiconductor device not having the ball-shaped terminals, such as a LGA (Land Grid Array) type semiconductor device, as long as a via hole is formed to penetrate a semiconductor substrate.
  • LGA Land Grid Array
  • connection between the pad electrode on the semiconductor die and the conductive terminal is made through the via hole, the disconnection and the decline in step coverage of the connection are prevented. Thus a highly reliable semiconductor device is made available.
  • the vial hole extending from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate to the pad electrode is formed to have the larger aperture at the portion close to the pad electrode than the aperture at the portion close to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second insulation layer or the metal layer formed on the sidewall of the via hole has a strong grip on the semiconductor substrate at the extended-aperture portion of the via hole and is less likely to come apart from the semiconductor substrate, leading to an improved electrical and mechanical connection between the pad electrode and the metal layer.
  • the via hole is filled with a metal in a subsequent process step, the stresses generated in the metal layer are relaxed because the via hole has the larger aperture at the portion close to the pad electrode.

Abstract

A semiconductor device with improved reliability and its manufacturing method is offered. The semiconductor device of this invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a pad electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate through an insulation layer made of silicon oxide, silicon nitride or the like, a supporting plate bonded to a top surface of the semiconductor substrate to cover the pad electrode and a via hole formed in the semiconductor substrate and extending from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to the pad electrode, wherein an aperture of the via hole at a portion close to the pad electrode is larger than an aperture of the via hole at a portion close to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate.

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    CROSS-REFERENCE OF THE INVENTION
  • This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/055,707, filed Feb. 11, 2005, which is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-040403, filed Feb. 17, 2004, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • 1. Field of the Invention
  • This invention relates to a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method specifically to a technology to form a via hole in a semiconductor substrate.
  • 2. Description of the Related Art
  • A CSP (Chip Size Package) has received attention in recent years as a three-dimensional mounting technology as well as a new packaging technology. The CSP is a small package having about the same outside dimensions as those of a semiconductor die packaged in it.
  • A BGA type semiconductor device has been known as a type of CSP. A plurality of ball-shaped conductive terminals made of a metal such as solder is arrayed in a grid pattern on one principal surface of a package of the BGA type semiconductor device and is electrically connected with the semiconductor die mounted on the other side of the package.
  • When the BGA type semiconductor device is mounted on electronic equipment, the semiconductor die is electrically connected with an external circuit on a printed circuit board by bonding the conductive terminals to wiring patterns on the printed circuit board.
  • Such a BGA type semiconductor device has advantages in providing a large number of conductive terminals and in reducing a size over other CSP type semiconductor devices such as an SOP (Small Outline Package) and a QFP (Quad Flat Package), which have lead pins protruding from their sides. The BGA type semiconductor device is used as an image sensor chip for a digital camera incorporated into, for example, a mobile telephone.
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B show the outline structure of a conventional BGA type semiconductor device. FIG. 9A is an oblique perspective figure of a front side of the BGA type semiconductor device. FIG. 9B is an oblique perspective figure of a back side of the BGA type semiconductor device.
  • A semiconductor die 104 is sealed between a first glass substrate 102 and a second glass substrate 103 through epoxy resin layers 105 a and 105 b in the BGA type semiconductor device 101. A plurality of conductive terminals 106 is arrayed in a grid pattern on a principal surface of the second glass substrate 103, that is, on a back surface of the BGA type semiconductor device 101. The conductive terminals 106 are connected to the semiconductor die 104 through a plurality of second wirings 110. The second wirings 110 are connected with first wirings of aluminum pulled out from inside of the semiconductor die 104, making each of the conductive terminals 106 electrically connected with the semiconductor die 104.
  • Further explanation on a cross-sectional structure of the BGA type semiconductor device 101 is given hereafter referring to FIG. 10. FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of the BGA type semiconductor devices 101 divided along dicing lines into individual dice.
  • A first wiring 107 is provided on an insulation layer 108 on a top surface of the semiconductor die 104. The semiconductor die 104 is bonded to the first glass substrate 102 with the resin layer 105 a. The back surface of the semiconductor die 104 is bonded to the second glass substrate 103 with the resin layer 105 b.
  • One end of the first wiring 107 is connected to the second wiring 110. The second wiring 110 extends from the end of the first wiring 107 onto a surface of the second glass substrate 103. And the ball-shaped conductive terminal 106 is formed on the second wiring 110 extended over the second glass substrate 103.
  • Relevant technology mentioned above is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-512436.
  • However, there is a possibility that the first wiring 107 and the second wiring 110 are disconnected at the point of contact between them, since the area of the point of contact is very small in the semiconductor device 101 described above. Also there is a problem in step coverage of the second wiring 110.
  • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention is directed to solve the problems addressed above and offers a semiconductor device with improved reliability and its manufacturing method.
  • The invention provides a semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate having an insulation layer formed on its front surface, a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer, and a supporting member bonded to the front surface so as to cover the pad electrode. The semiconductor substrate has a via hole extending from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to a surface of the pad electrode. A portion of the via hole that is closer to the front surface than to the back surface is wider than a portion of the via hole that is closer to the back surface than to the front surface.
  • The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an insulation layer formed on its front surface and a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer, bonding a supporting material to the front surface so as to cover the pad electrode, forming a via hole in the semiconductor substrate from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to expose a surface of the pad electrode. The forming of the via hole includes forming a first portion of the via hole that does not reach the insulation layer and forming below the first portion a second portion of the via hole that is wider than the first portion and reaches the insulation layer.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step of a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a device intermediate at a process step following the step of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a semiconductor device intermediate according to a prior art.
  • FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B are oblique perspective views showing a semiconductor device according to a prior art.
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the semiconductor device according to the prior art.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Next, a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of this invention and its manufacturing method will be described, referring to FIGS. 1-8, which are cross-sectional views showing device intermediates of the semiconductor device applicable to an image sensor.
  • First, a pad electrode 3 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate 1 through a first insulation layer 2 made of, for example, silicon oxide or silicon nitride, as shown in FIG. 1. Then a supporting plate 5 made of a glass, or the like, is bonded to the semiconductor substrate 1 having the pad electrode 3 through an adhesive layer 4 made of an epoxy resin. A tape-shaped protective material may be bonded to the semiconductor substrate 1 instead of the supporting plate 5, or a double-faced adhesive tape may be used as a supporting material.
  • Next, a photoresist layer 6 having an opening corresponding to the pad electrode 3 is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1. The semiconductor substrate 1 is dry-etched using the photoresist layer 6 as a mask to form a first opening 7 in the semiconductor substrate 1 extending from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 to the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3, as shown in FIG. 2. In this process, the semiconductor substrate 1 made of silicon is etched using an etching gas including SF6, O2 or fluorocarbon such as C2F4, C4F8 or CHF3, or a combination thereof. When the semiconductor substrate 1 on the first insulation layer 2 is over-etched in the process, the first opening 7 is formed to have a larger aperture K2 in the portion close to the pad electrode 3 than an aperture K1 in the portion close to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 (K1<K2). In other words, the first opening 7 extends laterally at its bottom portion to form a barrel-shape, due to a drift of plasma of the etching gas during the over-etching.
  • Then the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is removed by etching using the photoresist layer 6 as a mask to expose the pad electrode 3 and form a via hole 8, as shown in FIG. 3. In this process, the first insulation layer 2 is etched using an etching gas including fluorocarbon such as CHF3 or CF4 diluted with argon, for example. Although the first opening 7 is widened in the bottom portion, the aperture K3 of the opening in the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is formed to have about the same size as the aperture of the via hole 8 at the upper portion, since the photoresist layer 6 and the upper portion of a sidewall of the opening 7 serve as a mask to prevent the etching gas from spreading laterally. The etching may be made without using the photoresist layer 6 as the mask. In this case, the first insulation layer 2 on the pad electrode 3 is removed by an etching using the semiconductor substrate 1 as a mask after the photoresist layer 6 is removed.
  • Next, an insulation layer 9 made of silicon oxide or silicon nitride is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 and an inner surface of the via hole 8 as shown in FIG. 4, a portion of the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 is removed to form a second insulation layer 9A as shown in FIG. 5, and a barrier layer 10 is formed over the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 and the inner surface of the via hole 8, as shown in FIG. 6. The barrier layer 10 is preferably made of titanium nitride (TiN). Or it may be made of a refractory metal such as titanium (Ti) or tantalum (Ta), or a chemical compound of the refractory metal such as titanium tungsten (TiW) or tantalum nitride (TaN).
  • The second insulation layer 9A may be formed by removing the portion of the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 using a photoresist layer (not shown) formed over the semiconductor substrate as a mask. Or it may be formed by etching without using the photoresist layer as the mask.
  • The difference in thickness of the insulation layer 9 over the via hole 8 is utilized in the etching without using the photoresist layer as the mask. Although FIG. 4 shows the insulation layer 9 of a uniform thickness, the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is, in practice, thicker than the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8. In this embodiment, the insulation layer 9 on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is twice as thick as the insulation layer 9 at the bottom of the via hole 9. Even when the photoresist layer is not formed over the semiconductor substrate 1, the insulation layer 9 on the pad electrode 3 can be completely removed before the insulation layer 9 on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is eliminated, taking advantage of the difference in the thickness.
  • Also, etching characteristics of the insulation layer 9 is taken into account in this embodiment. That is, the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8 is lower than the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1. The etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 is 1.5 times of the etch rate of the insulation layer 9 formed at the bottom of the via hole 8, for example. Therefore, the reliability of the manufacturing process is improved by utilizing both the difference in the thickness of the insulation layer 9 and the etching characteristics of the insulation layer 9.
  • A seed layer 11 (a Cu layer, or the like) is formed on the barrier layer 10 and a re-distribution layer 12 made of copper (Cu), or the like, is formed on the seed layer 11 by plating, as shown in FIG. 7. As a result, the re-distribution layer 12 is electrically connected with the pad electrode 3 and extends over the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 through the via hole 8. The re-distribution layer 12 may be either patterned or not patterned. After a protection layer (not shown) is formed on the re-distribution layer 12, openings are formed in predetermined locations in the protection layer and ball-shaped terminals 13 contacting the re-distribution layer 12 are formed in the openings.
  • The barrier layer 10 and the seed layer 11 may be formed by MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition). However, it increases the production cost. A directional sputtering such as long-throw sputtering is less expensive than the MOCVD and is capable of improving coverage compared with conventional sputtering. By using the directional sputtering, the barrier layer 10 and the seed layer 11 can be formed with a good coverage even when the via hole has a slope of less than 90 degrees or an aspect ratio of three or higher.
  • Then, the semiconductor substrate 1 and the layers stacked on it are cut into individual semiconductor dice, although not shown in the figure. A BGA type semiconductor device, in which the pad electrode 3 and the ball-shaped terminal 13 are electrically connected, is formed as described above.
  • According to this invention, the second insulation layer 9A, the barrier layer 10, the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 13 formed on the sidewall of the via hole 8 are strongly adhered to the semiconductor substrate 1 and hardly detached from the semiconductor substrate 1, because the layers are mechanically engaged with the semiconductor substrate 1 at the extended-aperture portion of the via hole 8 formed by the lateral etching in the lower portion of the opening. In addition, the connection between the pad electrode 3 made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 12 made of copper is improved.
  • Furthermore, the extended aperture of the via hole 8 formed above the pad electrode 3 relaxes the stresses generated in the seed layer 11 and the re-distribution layer 12 subsequently formed in the via hole 8, leading to improved reliability.
  • When the sidewall of the via hole is straight or tapered down toward the bottom or trailing at the bottom as shown in FIG. 8, the second insulation layer 9A covering a sloped portion (portion A in FIG. 8) at the bottom of the via hole may become extremely thin, or disconnected, during the etching to remove the insulation layer at the bottom of the via hole, leading to the decline in insulation at the portion. There is no such removal of the insulation layer and resulting insulation failure in the via hole according to this invention.
  • Since the connection between the pad electrode on the semiconductor die and the conductive terminal is made through the via hole, the disconnection and the decline in step coverage of the connection are prevented. Thus a highly reliable BGA type semiconductor device is made available.
  • The re-distribution layer 12 is not necessarily made by plating as described in the embodiment. The re-distribution layer 12 may also be made, for example, without forming the seed layer 11 by a method other than the plating. It may be made by sputtering of, for example, aluminum or aluminum alloy.
  • This embodiment is not limited to the semiconductor device in which the ball-shaped terminals 13 are formed as described above. The embodiment may also be applied to a semiconductor device not having the ball-shaped terminals, such as a LGA (Land Grid Array) type semiconductor device, as long as a via hole is formed to penetrate a semiconductor substrate.
  • Since the connection between the pad electrode on the semiconductor die and the conductive terminal is made through the via hole, the disconnection and the decline in step coverage of the connection are prevented. Thus a highly reliable semiconductor device is made available.
  • In addition, because the vial hole extending from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate to the pad electrode is formed to have the larger aperture at the portion close to the pad electrode than the aperture at the portion close to the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second insulation layer or the metal layer formed on the sidewall of the via hole has a strong grip on the semiconductor substrate at the extended-aperture portion of the via hole and is less likely to come apart from the semiconductor substrate, leading to an improved electrical and mechanical connection between the pad electrode and the metal layer. In addition, when the via hole is filled with a metal in a subsequent process step, the stresses generated in the metal layer are relaxed because the via hole has the larger aperture at the portion close to the pad electrode.

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1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a semiconductor substrate comprising an insulation layer formed on a front surface thereof and a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer;
bonding a supporting member to the front surface so as to cover the pad electrode; and
forming a via hole in the semiconductor substrate from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to expose a surface of the pad electrode,
wherein the forming of the via hole comprises forming a first portion of the via hole that does not reach the insulation layer and forming below the first portion a second portion of the via hole that is wider than the first portion and reaches the insulation layer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming of the via hole further comprises etching the insulation layer to expose the pad electrode.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming another insulation layer on a sidewall of the via hole and forming a metal layer on the another insulation layer.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the forming of the another insulation layer comprises forming a blanket insulation layer over the semiconductor substrate and removing a portion of the blanket insulation layer located on the pad electrode using a photoresist layer formed over the semiconductor substrate as a mask.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the forming of the another insulation layer comprises forming a blanket insulation layer over the semiconductor substrate and removing a portion of the blanket insulation layer located on the pad electrode without using a mask.
6. The method of claim 3, further comprising forming a ball-shaped terminal connected to the metal layer.
7. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, further comprising dividing the semiconductor substrate into a plurality of semiconductor dice.
8. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate comprising a front surface and a back surface and having a via hole connecting the front and back surfaces;
a pad electrode disposed on the front surface to cover the via hole;
a supporting member disposed on the front surface to cover the pad electrode;
an insulation layer disposed on a sidewall of the via hole; and
a metal layer disposed in the via hole and on the insulation layer,
wherein the via hole comprises a first portion extending from the front surface and a second portion extending from the back surface, and a sidewall of the first portion curves to recede from a plane of a sidewall of the second portion.
9. The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein the insulation layer is curved to follow the curved sidewall of the first portion of the via hole.
10. The semiconductor device of claim 9, wherein the metal layer is curved to follow the curved insulation layer.
11. The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein the sidewall of the first portion curves so that the metal layer in the via hole engages with the semiconductor substrate to achieve an adhesion between the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate.
12. The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein the sidewall of the first portion curves so as to reduce stresses generated in the metal layer.
13. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate comprising an insulation layer formed on a front surface thereof; and
a pad electrode formed on the insulation layer,
wherein the semiconductor substrate has a via hole extending from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate to a surface of the pad electrode, and
a portion of the via hole that is closer to the front surface than to the back surface is wider than a portion of the via hole that is closer to the back surface than to the front surface.
14. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate comprising a front surface and a back surface and having a via hole connecting the front and back surfaces;
a pad electrode disposed on the front surface to cover the via hole;
an insulation layer disposed on a sidewall of the via hole; and
a metal layer disposed in the via hole and on the insulation layer,
wherein the via hole comprises a first portion extending from the front surface and a second portion extending from the back surface, and a sidewall of the first portion curves to recede from a plane of a sidewall of the second portion.
15. A semiconductor device comprising:
a silicon substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface and having a via hole connecting the first and second surfaces; and
a layer disposed on the first surface and made of a material that is not silicon,
wherein the via hole has a recess portion that is closer to the first surface than to the second surface.
16. The semiconductor device of claim 22, further comprising an insulation layer or a metal layer disposed in the via hole.
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